In 2023 we had another good team meetup, released our largest update ever, and have released a small update to celebrate Bear's 7th year around the sun.

How long does it take to rebuild an app from pixel to bit? Where do you start? How do you future-proof it? Learn some insider baseball about our development adventure on the road to Bear 2.

Today, Shiny Frog launched Bear 2.0, a ground-up rewrite of its popular note-taking app for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac that has been years in the making. The new version has been rebuilt with a custom text editing engine and introduces a long list of features, including: Tables Section folding Tables of contents and backlinks

Here’s a TL;DR of what’s changing when Bear 2 ships. But we definitely recommend you read the whole post: Existing Bear Pro customers keep the current price as long as you stay subscribed ($1.49/month or $14.99/year USD). Yes, even if you subscribe between now and when Bear 2 ships After Bear

Work better and faster with Bear and Apple Shortcuts. Search Bear with your voice, create daily journal templates, send todos to Reminders, and more—all with just a tap.

iPad Diaries is a regular series about using the iPad as a primary computer. You can find more installments here and subscribe to the dedicated RSS feed. In my review of iOS 11, I noted that the impact of drag and drop – arguably, the most powerful addition to the iPad – would be best

As I wrote in an issue of MacStories Weekly (exclusive to Club MacStories members), I recently moved my Club-related notes from the Apple Notes app to Trello. Because Club MacStories is a collaborative effort, it made sense to use Trello’s project management features to let the entire MacStories team see my notes. However, moving those